Jerica nodded. Once Derik was less mad at her, though.
Ky nodded weakly, knees weak. “It’s the War Lord… Governor Ainsley’s brother… he’s here for me?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Maybe you'd get along with Lyra and Ky," he suggested. "Ky is looking for friends right now."
Septimus removed his glasses and polished them again. "That seems to be the case, yes."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Gods.” She was trembling now. “Gods, gods, gods.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
He nodded. "There are others, apparently, but these are the only two that came along."
Septimus sighed heavily and looked toward the door. "You don't know why he's here; no sense panicking just yet."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“It can’t be good, if he’s here for me. You’re sure this is about me?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
She nodded. They wouldn’t like her, so it didn’t matter.
Ky rubbed her face. “They’re going to take me back,” she said through her hands.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“I would assume so.” She shrugged. “…Unless I’m still in trouble… so maybe not. I don’t know.”
“The South.” Ky paced anxiously, scrubbing her face. “Did they say anything about Makata? Did he find me? Are they taking me back?” She didn’t want to go back.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
He dipped his head. "They serve amazing food here."
"In case you'd forgotten, neither I nor Severus were in the room."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Well… well…” She sighed, anguished. “Is there anything else?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"I know!" He nodded fervently. "I thought we'd been given actual mold when they gave it to us the first time."
Septimus thought for a moment. "I don't believe so. I just think they're not going to tell you, whatever it is. Have you run into Michael yet?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“I’m still not convinced it wasn’t.” She hadn’t figured out what to make of Them yet.
“No.” She looked at him sourly. “No thanks to you.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Lichen is a type of mold," he mused. "It's just an edible type."
He returned the look. "I regret the choice I was forced to make. Do your best to keep away from him; he'll try to slip through the cracks."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“What cracks?” She had a spike of anxiety. Gods. She hated this man. And his monstrous son. “And what ‘choice’ do you keep referring to?”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
